Encryption
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How to secure your on-the-go data
Insight perspective Worried about sensitive data on portable devices? Quocirca's Fran Howarth explains how to make sure it's safe and sound.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Encryption, Tool, Quocirca, Fran Howarth, Laptop Computer, financial, data protection
Time lawyers got to grips with encryption
Insight perspective Encryption is playing an increasingly important role, but in law its status is poorly defined. It's high time that changed, says U.K. legal expert.
Tags: Security Management, Authentication and encryption, Legal, Encryption, Copyright Protection, Computer, blog team, games console, Chameleon, payment
To encrypt or not? That is the question
Insight Encryption hasn't become the privacy panacea it was once promised to be for e-mail, but it's making headway on hard drives. Here's why it isn't mainstream, yet.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, PGP Corp., Microsoft Corp., Data, Microsoft Windows Live, Encryption, e-mail
Tech companies submit crypto standard to Oasis
News Seven technology companies have developed a specification that the group hopes will improve encryption-key management interoperability.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business ethics, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Security, Specification, Seagate Technology LLC, Encryption, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Storage
Coming soon: Full-disk encryption for all
Techguide A lot has been written about full-disk encryption and its positive impact on reducing data theft. However, for a host of reasons, many organizations and data centers have yet to adopt the technology.
Tags: Personal storage, Authentication and encryption, Security, Western Digital Corp., Specification, Trusted Computing Group, Encryption, User Data, Storage, removable storage
Chink in encryption armor discovered
News An underlying flaw in the OpenSSH encryption protocol has been revealed by academics.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, OpenSSH, SSH, IT Professional, Encryption, Information Security, Flaw, Server, Attacker, RFC
PKWare PKZip for Windows 8.0
Product Reviews PKWare PKZip for Windows 8.0
Tags: WinZip, Microsoft Corp., Encryption, Archiving, PKWare, RSA Security Inc., ZIP, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, toolbar
Simple hardware approaches to secure laptops
Techguide Find out some ways to quickly and easily enhance the security of employees' personal laptops with a limited budget.
Tags: Security, Hardware, Authentication, Seagate Momentus, Encryption, Hong Kong, USB Flash Drive, Seagate Momentus Full Disk Encryption, hard drive, Laptop Computer
WPA wireless encryption cracked
News At upcoming conference, researchers will detail how key encryption feature used in securing wireless systems can be cracked.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WEP, Encryption, Wireless, PC World, TKIP, cash register, WPA, Wi-Fi
Black Hat talk on Apple encryption canceled
News Researcher signed confidentiality agreements with Apple, preventing him from speaking on the topic or discussing the matter further.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Apple Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Encryption, job, researcher
Looking inside the Storm worm botnet
News Venerable botnet encrypts its command codes using the current date.
Tags: Security, Network security, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Authentication and encryption, Command, Worm, Encryption, SecureWorks Inc., P2P
Cold boot encryption-bypassing source code published
News Source code is now available to utilities that can bypass programs like Microsoft's BitLocker and Apple's FileVault in some circumstances.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Privacy, Source Code, Encryption, Memory, Computer, RSA Security Inc., screensaver, AES
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital forensics expert has warned.
Tags: Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Mac OS, Security, Unit, Mobile, Encryption, Tool, Password, phone
London's Wi-Fi crown is slipping
News The British capital is still the leader among big cities in wireless Internet access points, but security is weak and Paris' growth is much faster.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security, Access Point, Encryption, Survey, Wireless, RSA Security Inc., London
Disk encryption 'no silver bullet'
News Researchers tell of how to steal disk encryption key and sensitive data off memory in laptops in cold-boot attack on hibernating computer.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security, Encryption, Princeton University, Wind River Systems Inc., Attacker, RAM, Apple iPod, keyboard, Electronic Frontier Foundation
